About Us

Urtext Films is Matthew Salleh and Rose Tucker, a Brooklyn, NY based director/producer team that has created award-winning films, and award-winning commercials. We are focused on creating
honest and authentic content, with a global and cinematic scope.

Our debut feature documentary, Barbecue, premiered at SXSW 2017, where it was picked up by Netflix for a global release. A three year journey, the project saw Matt & Rosie travel to 12 countries, uncovering the mysteries of the universe through the age-old process of cooking meat over fire. Global and cinematic in perspective, grand and daring in scope, is Barbecue now available to over 100 million viewers in 190 countries, and in 20 languages. Recently, the film has been nominated for two James Beard Media Awards.

Previously based in Australia, we have produced a number of short documentaries that have played at leading Australian and international film festivals. Pablo’s Villa and Central Texas Barbecue both had world premieres at the Sydney Film Festival in 2013 and 2014 respectively, and were also selected for the Melbourne International Film Festival. Pablo’s Villa has also been selected for international festivals including Slamdance, Montreal World Film Festival, and even screened at the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston. Our films Pablo’s Villa and Please Don’t Rush were nominated for four awards at the 2014 St. Kilda Film Festival, and Pablo’s Villa was also the recipient of the 2013 ATOM Award for Best Australian Short Documentary. More recently, Central Texas Barbecue was awarded ‘Best Short Film’ at the New York Food Film Festival.

Commercial Work

We specialise in creating commercial content with a ‘real talent’ focus. Much of our work can be seen as being in a portrait style; we are attempting to bring an intimately personal and honest voice to the work we do.

Matt & Rosie have won several awards for their work, and enjoy bringing their experiences as a leading international documentary duo to the commercial world. We have worked as a two person team in over 20 countries, in locations as diverse as along the Syrian border and the steppes of Mongolia. Our specialty lies in ‘small footprint’ work in difficult to film places, achieving compelling stories and capturing cinematic images, as we take on the challenges of local filming conditions, cultural sensitivities, and language.

We are fanatics of the latest technology in production, using modern tools to bring an honest and engaging cinematic language to our entire portfolio of work.

We can completely produce content end-to-end, from conception to finished delivery, and also work with larger crews and leading post-houses when the project requires a more collaborative approach. We work directly with clients and content providers, and also through more traditional commercial agency structures.

Festival Selections:

Barbecue, 2017/18 Official SelectionSXSW Film Festival (World Premiere)Sydney Film Festival
Thessaloniki Documentary Festival
Frederick Film Festival (Opening Night Film)
Chicago Film Festival (Summer Series)
Devour Food Film FestivalIndie Street Film Festival
Hawaii Intl Film Festival Courtyard Cinema Series
Tartu Love Film Festival
Denver Food and Wine Festival
Down Under Berlin
Life Sciences Film Festival (Winner – Best Food Film)
Pablo’s Villa, 2013/14 Official Selection Sydney Film Festival (World Premiere) Montreal World Film Festival Slamdance Film Festival Melbourne International Film Festival Adelaide Film Festival Revelation Perth International Film Festival New York City Independent Film Festival Antenna International Documentary Film Festival WINNER, Atom Award for Best Documentary Short Form Argentine Film Festival Australia & NZ Irish Latin American Film Festival Museum of Fine Arts, Boston Toronto International Shorts Film Festival St. Kilda Film Festival (Nominated – Best Director, Best Documentary, Craft Award)

Please Don’t Rush, 2014 Official Selection Docweek Australia Byron Bay Film Festival (World Premiere) St. Kilda Film Festival (Nominated – Craft Award) New York City International Film Festival (Nominated – Best Short Documentary)

Central Texas Barbecue, 2014/15 Official Selection Sydney Film Festival (World Premiere) Melbourne International Film Festival Antenna Documentary Film FestivalAdelaide Film FestivalSt. Kilda Film FestivalNew York City Food Film Festival (Opening Night Film / International Premiere / WINNER – Best Short Film)Heart of Gold International Film Festival
Life Sciences Film Festival
Dungog Festival
Austin Film Festival

List of past and current clients:

We were fortunate to work with some great clients and leading agencies during our time in South Australia.